Heroic Maps - Port Fanchone

Hugging the coastline of an unforgiving and hostile continent, the small settlement of Port Fanchone grew around a tavern that began life as a trading post. A few more hardy adventurers and merchants now call the anchorage home, although it's a constant battle against the jungle and its scaly inhabitants..

A printable battlemap compatible with any RPG/Dungeon-Crawl game. Use as a standalone gameboard, or combine with any same-scale tileset.

Contents: A 30 x 30 map depicting a small coastal settlement near a tropical jungle. This small port boasts a simple tavern and bunk house, a shop for supplies, a warehouse and a few small homes. The port is located by the estuary of a river that leads to the jungle interior, and is overlooked by a forested plateau.

Love the new map. Question - What determines which maps are available as printed cards and which are not? Is it a question of time (like having to prep maps in a certain way) or is there a cost to you, the creator? I ask because I have already purchased all the print maps you have available, REALLY like them, and would seriously purchase a lot more if I could.

Joseph BNovember 20, 2017 7:10 am UTC

PUBLISHER

Hi Brian. Yes, it's literally a question of time (except the modulars, where there's not an appropriate card size). We need to set up special templates and then generate files for printing. We have had time to make templates for the 20x20 and 50x50 sets, but haven't done any others yet. We'll get round to it at some point because we do like how the printed cards turn out. Thanks for the comment

Brian GNovember 21, 2017 5:01 am UTC

PURCHASER

Good to hear. Thanks, Joseph. The maps are just so gorgeous - I hate to print them on my crappy printer when the cards have such a nice, sturdy feel and the colors are totally vibrant. I'll just wait (semi-)patiently...

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